The system that plays those that it is supposed to help
Unity marching in Glasgow in 2010. Image: End of City Sophie is a writer and educator based in Glasgow and a volunteer with Unity Centre Glasgow. Amidst a media war…
A route to 50:50: Paired Nomination
MSPs supporting 50:50, in aid of the Women's Aid white ribbon campaign. Image by the author. Editor: Marco Biagi MSP discusses Women 5050, a Scottish campaign for women to have…
Maggie Chapman welcomes Romanians and Bulgarians
As Romanians and Bulgarians achieved full rights to live and work in the UK last night, Scottish Greens co-convenor Maggie Chapman welcomed them to Scotland. Chapman, who is also the…
Getting to grips with mental health
This guest post is by Sarah Cope, who has proposed a motion to Green Party Conference updating the party's policy on Mental Health. Party members can read all of the…
All for one and one for all in the environmental movement? Time for an apology to Immigrants
As a Romanian immigrant and a Green Party member and activist, I am doubly proud to see that recently, the Romanian Cultural Institute hosted the Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett,…
Greens: We are Committed to Defending Immigrants and Immigration
The debate in Britain is becoming more and more polarised on the issue of immigration. Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are all vying with one another to appear more and…
Green Party leader slams immigrant scapegoating
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett yesterday gave a speech at the Romanian Cultural Institute slamming leaders from across the political spectrum for scapegoating immigrants. In her speech, she apologised for…
Trade Union Votes Against Supporting Abuse Survivors
Unison, the UK's largest trade union, has today voted against believing women who report violence or abuse from men within the trade union movement. The union's national delegate…
Criminalising the purchase of sex: Who cares what sex workers say?
Nine is a writer and editor who spent six and a half years working with sex workers in Edinburgh. Follow her at @supernowoczesna, and read her response to Rhoda Grant's…
Feminism: Invading a Gym Near You
Photo by Coba. Shared under a creative commons licence. Journalist and men's rights activist Peter Lloyd is suing Kentish Town Sports Centre (warning: the article is hosted on an MRA…